A Common Tangent Triangle

Problem

The parabola y2=2pxy^2=2px (p>0p>0) meets the hyperbola y=−1xy=-\dfrac 1x at a point RR. A common tangent line of the two curves touches the parabola at SS and the hyperbola at TT. Prove that for every positive real pp, the area of △RST\triangle RST is a constant independent of pp.

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Solution

Difficulty9/10
TopicsParametrization, conic sections, Discriminant

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